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URL:https://www.derbynecklibrary.org/events/virtual-author-talk-writing-th
 e-nightmare-a-ship-called-sickness-and-one-unforgettable-space-crew-with-d
 aniel-kraus
SUMMARY:Virtual Author Talk: Writing the Nightmare: A Ship Called Sickness 
 and One Unforgettable Space Crew with Daniel Kraus
DESCRIPTION:Register here! This is a virtual program. You will receive an e
 mail with the link to the program feed.Prepare to launch into the darkest 
 depths of deep space! Join us online as we sit down with master storytelle
 r Daniel Kraus\, winner of the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction\, to celebr
 ate the release of his breathtaking new novel\, The Sixth Nik.Deep into s
 pace\, far past the triworld outposts\, beyond range of the lethal trollbo
 t internet\, soars The Sickness: a ship woven from biomatter and capable 
 of reacting to every need of its human crew. Sisilla\, a nine-year-old cul
 tist with a brain enhanced by arcane tech known as “niks\,” has boarde
 d to investigate the enigma of Fém—a plague-riddled planet that has abr
 uptly gone rogue.The mysterious crew includes a faceless assassin\, a beau
 tiful engineer jigsawed by plastic surgery\, a peyote-addicted medic\, and
 —most lethal of all—a rugged\, NonModded captain with a score to settl
 e with Sisilla. Other dangers abound. A hacked robot begins to believe Sis
 illa is its daughter. The Sickness itself is mutating\, possibly even pr
 egnant. And the secret of Fém is more horrific than anyone could have ima
 gined. To survive\, Sisilla will need to forsake her predetermined fate an
 d embrace the unknown.Register now to gain exclusive insight from one of t
 he most visionary voices in modern fiction. About the Author:Daniel Kraus
  is a Pulitzer Prize-winning\, New York Times bestselling writer of nove
 ls\, TV\, and film. His novel Angel Down was the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for
  Fiction winner\, a New York Times Top 10 Book of 2025\, and a national 
 bestseller. His novel Whalefall received a front-cover review in the Ne
 w York Times Book Review\, won the Alex Award\, was an L.A. Times Book Pri
 ze Finalist\, and was a Best Book of 2023 from NPR\, the New York Times\,
  Amazon\, Chicago Tribune\, and more.With Guillermo del Toro\, he co-auth
 ored The Shape of Water\, based on the same idea the two created for the 
 Oscar-winning film. Also with del Toro\, Kraus co-authored Trollhunters\,
  which was adapted into the Emmy-winning Netflix series. He co-wrote The 
 Living Dead and Pay the Piper with legendary filmmaker George A. Romero
 . Kraus’s The Death and Life of Zebulon Finch was named one of Entert
 ainment Weekly‘s Top 10 Books of the Year. Kraus has won the Bram Stoker
  Award\, Scribe Award\, two Odyssey Awards (for both Rotters and Scowle
 r)\, and has appeared multiple times as Library Guild selections\, and mor
 e.Kraus’s work has been translated into over 25 languages. He lives with
  his partner in Chicago. Visit him at danielkraus.com.
CATEGORIES:Adult
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